Ever since Debbie earned her Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing from
Florida State University in 1983 she has been researching and writing for
many different organizations. Long before the internet, Debbie spent many
hours at libraries conducting research for cruise lines in order to write
hundreds of travel brochures and shore excursions that included information
about the history, cultures, religions and sights of many destinations around
the world.

In 2008 she started her own publishing company, Smart Poodle Publishing,
which has published and recorded on CD, the children’s picture book, The
Travel Adventures of Lilly P Badilly: Costa Rica. It won a
National Book Award from USA Book News in the category of Children’s Picture
Book Fiction with Audio. http://www.usabooknews.com/bestbooksawards2008.html Today
she participates in author visits at schools, libraries and charitable organizations
around South Florida. She blogs daily and created a weekly comic strip called Smart
Poodle. She also writes books reviews for LA Parent
Magazine and is the Geography Awareness Editor at Wandering
Educators, writing travel articles and reviewing travel-related
books and guides. Currently she is writing for a pharmaceutical company as
well.

Her experience is unique because she has had a great deal of knowledge
from a marketing angle, having worked on both the corporate side and as a
freelancer.

She has NEVER missed a deadline!
She works quickly and competently.
She is an ultra creative problem-solver.
She is outgoing and fun to work with.
She has many years of writing experience.

Here’s what the professionals have to say about working with her:

“Debbie Glade is one of the easiest freelancers I've worked with. She
is prompt, proficient and conscientious. Her research is thorough,
her writing, colorful and clever. She is always my first choice when I
look for reviewers here at L.A. Parent.”

Ronna Mandel, Associate Editor, LA Parent Magazine

“Debbie Glade has been the most reliable, talented writer we have had
theprivilege of working with over the years. Every project has been
deliveredon time and her work continues to be flawless. Her style truly
adapts tothe project, making it both easy and enjoyable to accomplish. I
wouldhighly recommend Debbie for any project.”

“I am so pleased to recommend Debbie Glade's writing. She's been an
editorfor our travel site for over a year, and has consistently producedexcellent content for our site. Her articles are well-written, timely,
andextremely readable. She's got a well-tuned sense of humor when appropriate,accompanies her articles with great photos, and can delve deeply into
asubject while keeping the reader's attention. She is one of the top threewriters on our site, and her articles always draw a great deal of traffic.Her monthly columns explore different aspects of travel around the world,and her book reviews are comprehensive while enticing the reader to bothread the book and travel.”